LONDON: The Dow industrials climbed to a fresh record high Tuesday for the second session in a row.
Throughout the day stocks wavered between slight gains and losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 narrowly hitting new intraday highs in the afternoon. The S&P 500 finished marginally lower, snapping a three-day climb to record highs.
The Dow industrials added 13.51 points, or 0.1%, to 18312.39 on Tuesday, while the S&P 500 slipped 1.37 points, or 0.1%, to 2127.83 and the Nasdaq Composite Index lost 8.41 points, or 0.2%, to 5070.03.
On Monday the Dow notched its first closing high since March 2. The Dow has risen 2.6% in May and is up 2.7% for the year. The S&P has gained 2% this month and 3.3% in 2015.
